GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |